Greece’s Roman Road

As for the third, it is because of the large number of ships under these two names. They will have several ships that exceed the service period every year and are decommissioned. These scrap steel removed from the broken ships are also Constantine. An important raw material for the planned steel plant.

Fourth, these two companies have been immersed in the marine transportation industry for many years. Compared with others, these two companies are more likely to get news of scrapped ships. After all, it is not easy for outsiders to inquire about such news. After all, scrapped ships are also Not often encountered.

As for why the two companies responded positively after being invited by Constantine, they immediately dispatched personnel to negotiate. The reason is easy to understand.

For a large energy consumer such as a steel plant, if nothing else, the coal consumed will be calculated in 10,000 tons, not to mention the iron ore used.

Greece itself does not have coal and iron ore for steelmaking, and the raw materials for steel mills need to be imported. This is a well-known thing.

For marine transportation practitioners like them, even after on-the-spot investigation, they do not plan to invest in Greek steel plants, this transportation business is a business that makes them excited.

After all, tens of thousands of tons of commodities are transported every year, which can be regarded as a lucrative business.

Hearing Constantine's question, the big belly of the two, Laris replied: "Your Excellency, as far as we know, there is no industry in Greece, even if the two of us are willing to invest in steel plants, but smelted What's the use of steel?"

So far, Greece is an agricultural country, and all kinds of industrial products are basically imported, and the steel from steel mills is useless.

"Mr. Larry, I don't think this is a problem at all"

"If nothing else, the supply of the Greek army alone may not be enough for this steel plant."

"There is no doubt that the future Greek army will be an important customer of this steel plant"

Constantine hinted that the steel factory would be in the business of weapons production.

"But so far, as far as we know, the weapons of the Greek army, whether it's guns, ammunition or artillery, are imported from Western European countries," Rodokanaski asked.

Hearing Constantine mentioning military use, both of them were actually excited.

Without him, the profits of weapons suppliers are really huge, and the future of weapons production is really promising.

For example, the famous arms supplier in Europe, the Krupp family, was a target for the European business families at that time to look up to.

When people mention this family, it's like later generations when people mention Bill Gates, the richest man in the world.

Since the Franco-Prussian War, the Krupp family has become a famous weapons supplier with its cannons with excellent performance.

In the Franco-Prussian War, the breech cannons provided by the Krupp family surpassed the front cannons generally equipped by the French army in all major performances.

The Prussian army has more than 500 cannons, nearly 1/3 more than the French army. Secondly, the French army's front-mounted artillery has a very slow rate of fire, only one shot every two minutes. The most important thing is that the French army's twelve-pounder cannon has a maximum range of only 1,400 meters, and the 6-pound Krupp cannon equipped by the Prussian army has a maximum range of 3,400 meters. After the one-sided shelling, the Prussian soldiers even thought that they no longer needed to reload the guns in their hands, because the cannons Did all the work for them.

After this battle, with the feat of trampling the French army underfoot, Krupp's artillery became famous in the first battle, and the armies of various countries rushed to buy Krupp's artillery.

You must know that the Krupp company originally located in Essen was just an inconspicuous blacksmith shop, doing some inconspicuous small business, when it passed to the old Krupp (the person who carried forward the Krupp company) , but a few thatched huts.

In just a few decades, it has become famous all over the world.

The princes and nobles of various countries are all guests of the Krupp family. For example, the Russian Tsar Alexander has a good relationship with the Krupp family. The first submarine of the Krupp family was also sold to the Russians.

It can be said that the Krupp family has not only gained endless wealth, but also gained the power of Xuanhe with its own products.

Li Hongzhang, the minister of foreign affairs in the late Qing Dynasty, also had a soft spot for Krupp cannons and bought Krupp cannons many times.

In the face of the general managers of Westernization enterprises, Li Hongzhang has repeatedly mentioned this company that started from three thatched huts, and the implication is that he hopes that they will become China's Krupp.

In fact, Huaxia's transliteration of the name Krupp is quite interesting. Combined with the historical background, let's take a closer look at the meaning of the three words, Krupp.

It can be said that at the end of the nineteenth century, when various business families mentioned the Krupp family, there was nothing that they did not envy.

Although the Laris family and the Rodokanasky family have a large number of "friends" in Russia and the UK by virtue of their shipping business, they are nothing compared to big families like the Krupp family.

"But it's different now, as you know, some time ago, Prime Minister Trikupis went to Western Europe to seek loans to carry out transportation construction in Greece and support the development of industry and commerce in Greece. It is clear that domestic industry and commerce in Greece will enter a period of rapid development. Expect"

Seeing the two still seemed hesitant, Constantine had to continue to increase his chips.

"So you don't have to worry about the profitability of this steel plant"

"At first, the scale of this steel plant was not large. In the initial stage, the annual output was tens of thousands of tons."

"Secondly, the steel produced by this steel plant, regardless of other market needs, will give priority to meeting the needs of the Greek army's guns and guns."

After this period of military experience, Constantine found it intolerable that almost all military weapons depended on imports.

The high price of imported weapons has greatly affected the normal training of the army.

A large amount of currency is used to purchase imported weapons~www.wuxiax.com~The arms trade has become an important factor in Greece's trade deficit.

From the very beginning, Constantine hoped that this steel factory could produce steel for guns, so that the Greek army could get rid of foreign weapons.

Now, in order to attract investors, Constantine first threw out this plan.

Sure enough, when they heard Constantine's plan for this steel plant, the two were very moved.

Engaged in the arms production business, not only can you obtain rich profits, but also a social status that cannot be obtained by engaging in the transportation industry.

Due to the particularity of weapons production, in fact, weapon suppliers of various countries have close contacts with political figures in the authorities, and even officers in the army are no exception.

It can be said that as long as it has a firm foothold in the industry of weapons production, it will naturally take root in the upper class of the country where it is located.

And now, Constantine opened them a door to the upper classes that they could not afford in the highly competitive maritime industry.